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While designing the new University of Science and Technology of Hanoi
(USTH) campus, four points inspired our design’s main principle. First of
all, both the urban design and the architecture aim at providing a flexible
system, that allows the campus future change and development. Second,
the existing landscape should be kept and integrated into the proposal.
Third, a continuous circulation should guide both users and visitors
and protect them from strong sun and heavy rain. Fourth, we aimed at
maximizing passive energy use and designing the campus in a way that
allows it to benefit as much as possible from the energy sources of the wind
and the sun. By following theseprinciples, we aimed at translating them
into an urban structure anda space concept to create a new innovative
campus design.

The academic facilites are designed as a highly flexible and modular system,
that allows change and growth in various ways. The borderless buildings
are not limiting disciplines to one building but allowing faculties to
grow or to shrink as needed throughout time. The continuous architecture
encourages interdisciplinary interaction between the faculties. Undergraduate
and postgraduate facilities are closely connected to the faculties
and located on the lower floors around the “Learning Street”.
The “Learning Street” is a continuous space that - being part of the campus
circulation - both connects the faculties with each other, aswell as on
all floors of the faculties. The “Learning Street” has been designed to encourage
a variety of collaborative settings. Spacial types of the „Learning
Street“ include the large and lively main space, small and quiet alcoves
and gathering stairs. Activities such as informal learning, small seminars,
classes, meetings, large events, exhibitions, informal communication,
break activities and many others are encouraged.